After two promising 'Reach out to Rock' albums in 2014 and 'The Great Divine' in 2018, the Swedes of 'Reach' release a new album 'The Promise of Life' comprising 10 new compositions always highlighting a communicative energy with heady melodies that come immediately graft into the head, in atmospheres mixing rock and pop.
Right off the bat, after a short introduction close to 'Enio Morricone', we get to the heart of the matter with 'New Frontier' and an addictive first melody that wins you over immediately supported by a catchy rhythm with a tempo approaching of a crazy rockabilly and which has a slower instrumental central part and shifted from the rest which makes it a very varied composition, then, 'The Law', with its tempo which instantly starts the tapping machine, brings magnificent alternations of intensity between the verses and the chorus further increasing this irresistible desire to move to the rhythm of the music. Slight break with 'Young Again' in a mid-tempo which offers a new melody that we want to sing along, and the album continues with a catchy 'Satellite', always so melodic, then, 'Motherland' takes us on a happy swing with jazzy accents and, as to 'The Seventh Seal', the atmosphere is more sensual with a slow tempo unrolling new harmonious melodic lines. The rest of the album is like this debut, with a new melodic gem 'Higher Ground' which reminds me of the strong style of 'Jono', then 'Higher Ground' takes us to a more muffled atmosphere in which the rhythm section bass/drums bring a very particular sensuality and 'The Streets' sends us a direct and energetic rock with a very catchy rhythm, the album ending on the very beautiful ballad 'Promise of a Life' with a last melody that never leaves you.
In summary, the melodic talent of the Swedes of 'Reach' is confirmed again with this third album without real downtime and which offers a good balance between energetic compositions and others quieter and 'The Promise of Life' should appeal to a large audience because all the titles are very accessible thanks to melodic lines that we immediately appropriate... | |
